EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
Information on the total number of persons on board the ship as required by Directive 2002/59/EC as amended.
Information on the total number of persons (POB).
Article 4 of the Directive 2002/59/EC (as amended) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC, as amended (VTMIS Directive).
For 24 hours pre-arrival notifications all ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards, except:
Number of persons on board is provided by the ships’ masters, agents or operators to port authority before ship arrival either directly in the port system or through the National Single Window (NSW).
Number of persons on board is reported at national level to a port system or NSW system and then made available to other Member States via SafeSeaNet (SSN).
SSN is a network of national systems in Member States which are linked to a central SSN system that acts as a nodal point. The central SSN system stores port call data which enables rapid, effective response to users’ requests.
The central SSN system provides different alternative mechanisms to enable the exchange and sharing of datasets and information:
Number of persons on board is available online for a minimum of 2 months from the departure of the ship from a port. The data is archived for at least 5 years and may be provided upon request.
In accordance with the Interface and Functionalities Control Document (IFCD), Number of persons on board is available to EU Member States’ authorities executing functions in the maritime domain, ports, EMSA, EC and other EU bodies users.
Access to other communities may be requested, either on an ad hoc basis (to satisfy a given need during a given period), or in the form of an agreement (MoU), which allows access to SSN by specific users who are involved in pilot projects, but who are outside the SSN legal framework. In each case, access will only be granted to information relevant to their mandate. The access rights for each user profile shall be determined by a decision of the HLSG for the specific agreed purpose.